Lamar football reschedules first home game

Lamar head football coach Mike Schultz watches as players warm up during the first football practice of the year on Thursday. Photo taken Thursday 2/22/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

Lamar head football coach Mike Schultz watches as players warm up during the first football practice of the year on Thursday. Photo taken Thursday 2/22/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

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Lamar head football coach Mike Schultz watches as players warm up during the first football practice of the year on Thursday. Photo taken Thursday 2/22/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

Lamar head football coach Mike Schultz watches as players warm up during the first football practice of the year on Thursday. Photo taken Thursday 2/22/18 Ryan Pelham/The Enterprise

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Lamar football reschedules first home game

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In hopes of better accommodating student travel plans over the Labor Day weekend, Lamar University athletic director Marco Born said on Tuesday the school has rescheduled its football team's season opener.

Originally set to host Bethel University (TN) on Saturday, August 31, Lamar will instead play that game two days earlier on Thursday, August 29.

The announcement marks the first time since the 1962 season Lamar will play a Thursday home game. It will start at 7 p.m. at Provost Umphrey Stadium.

"We're always open to trying new things in terms of making our gameday experience more fan friendly, especially for our students," Born said in a news release. "Traditionally, college football is played on Saturdays, but we also know that a lot of our students use the Labor Day weekend to get away with their families. We felt moving this game to Thursday allowed our students the opportunity to be at our game as well as spend the rest of the weekend with family.

"If you ask any of our coaches, they will tell you that our students create a great atmosphere at all of our events," Born added. "They create an energy in the stands that our student-athletes feed off of. It makes a difference."